bovine
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- noun
- /ˈboʊvaɪn/
- Specialized
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bovino
- Our data indicate a localized bovine tuberculosis problem in wildlife in the Alps related to wildlife management strategies.
- bovine tuberculosis
- bovine serum
- bovine serum albumin
Examples
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Animal scientist Temple Grandin attributes her invention of advances in bovine management to the unique ways.
Academic text (2015) -
What about bovine creatures?
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Well, congratulations, you have a keen grasp of bovine anatomy.
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Well, he had bovine tuberculosis, as I'm sure he told you.
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As observed with egg white and bovine plasma, inhibition increased with increasing concentrations.
Academic text (1993) -
They were just domesticated from some wild Buffalo type to something right, some bovine species.
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I know you're all hungry for the picnic, so don't eat too many barbecued bovine muscles.
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Long journey; holy cows walked aimlessly past us, some stopping with their bovine stare, others indifferently plodding ahead.
Fiction book (2001) -
A large dairy animal approached Zafod Biebelbrox's table, a meaty bovine quadruped with watery eyes, small horns and an ingratiating smile on its lips.
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The farmer raised several bovine species, including cows and buffaloes.
Synonyms
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1.0
Large farm animals like cows and bulls that farmers keep for milk, meat, or work
Compounds
- Specialized
A study of cow dung that shows what cows eat, their health, and effects on the land
- Specialized
A deadly brain disease in cows that makes them unsteady and restless
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bovine comes from the Latin root bos, which means 'cow'. As a noun, bovine names animals of the cattle family, such as cows, oxen, and buffalo, so it points to those animals.